great news is that marquez branson is back on the field after he had to be carted off a few days ago. branson very well could be our top receiving TE this year since we all know Danny boy isnt that big a threat.

Who is all excited for the game tonight ? I am for one stoked.Sadly I gotta watch it on my dam phone ( NFL mobile ) Should be a fun game tonight to see young Tebow light up the Bangles and prove everyone !

Who is all excited for the game tonight ? I am for one stoked.Sadly I gotta watch it on my dam phone ( NFL mobile ) Should be a fun game tonight to see young Tebow light up the Bangles and prove everyone !

lets not get ahead of ourselves. Orton looked good, and hopefully Tebow doesnt suck as hard as Quinn just did.

Who is all excited for the game tonight ? I am for one stoked.Sadly I gotta watch it on my dam phone ( NFL mobile ) Should be a fun game tonight to see young Tebow light up the Bangles and prove everyone !

Boy he is lighting it up.

Still can't believe he went in the first...he is going to be a long project.

We learned tonight what we already basically knew. Orton has been great in camp, understands the offense and is making good decisions. Quinn and Tebow have a long way to go. Anyone that expected Tebow to look like an NFL QB tonight really, really knows nothing about football.

We learned tonight what we already basically knew. Orton has been great in camp, understands the offense and is making good decisions. Quinn and Tebow have a long way to go. Anyone that expected Tebow to look like an NFL QB tonight really, really knows nothing about football.

I am more worried about his decision making with the ball in terms of running. That last run was dumb. 3 seconds in game you are down by 2 scores and he does that? First preseason game too. I want the kid to succeed but plays like that shorten careers.

I am more worried about his decision making with the ball in terms of running. That last run was dumb. 3 seconds in game you are down by 2 scores and he does that? First preseason game too. I want the kid to succeed but plays like that shorten careers.

Shows me is going to go out and win, and that he has the balls to do what it takes to win. Hey he could get injured by pulling up and getting hit.

Shows me is going to go out and win, and that he has the balls to do what it takes to win. Hey he could get injured by pulling up and getting hit.

i agree with this. didn't you guys see his teammates surround him and give him some props? if he's willing to go that hard in the pre-season, he'll earn a lot of respect, and fast. he shows that he doesn't care what the situation, he wants to win.

I am more worried about his decision making with the ball in terms of running. That last run was dumb. 3 seconds in game you are down by 2 scores and he does that? First preseason game too. I want the kid to succeed but plays like that shorten careers.

Decision making is exactly what rookie QBs need to develop when they get to the NFL. The game is quicker, hence less time to make decisions. He needs to learn what he can and cant do, should and shouldnt do. For a third string rookie QB that is trying to prove himself, erring on the side of doing a tough silly thing is better than squealing and dropping to the ground.

to be fair, i messed up the the game start, so i missed all the starters. my critcism is entirely after quinn came in for the first time.

Ah, then I understand your discontent. Too bad you missed the start, because Orton, the receivers and Champ made some nice plays. We looked better than Cincy (which is why we went up 14-0 with starters in). That surprised me a bit as 1) we were missing a number of our top players, and 2) Cincy already had a preseason game under their belts.

did beadles start? i didn't hear his name at all... i need to find the quinn fumbles and see if it was him or walton...

Walton and Beadles played the entire game. They wont for the rest of the preseason, but apparently McDaniels wanted them to have one full game under their belt before the season started. Seems like they are locked in as starters already.

anyone get a good look at beadles? i felt like he was yet another crappy robert ayers-esque pick, but even a crappy fit at guard is better than anything we played there last year.

IMO, Beadles has been doing pretty well. Both he and Walton held up against Cincy's starters. Both have been getting a good push in the running game. Of course there are some rookie mistakes, particularly in pass protect.

Another encouraging development for the OL is that Batiste is showing that he can be effective as the backup LT, which we definitely need with Clady still on the mend. Not having to rely on Polumbus, who can't pass protect to save his life, is a bit of a relief.

Nice to note that Ayers and Moss both got sacks yesterday. Hopefully even though against backups in the preseason, it gives them a taste for it.

We need to really hope that DJ and Mario stay healthy this season, as the backup LB options look awful.

Clady being back at full strength is essential if we want to have any success this season.

The Broncos may be more dependent on one player than any other team in the NFL. If Orton gets a season ending injury, there is an awesome chance we wouldnt win a game. With him and good luck elsewhere, I can still see us winning half of them. Maybe the Colts win-loss depends on Manning more???

meh. our linebackers are awful even if the starters stay healthy. i'm also really hoping our disgusting pass rush is entirely due to the irrational fear that someone will steal our schemes, and that it's not indicative of another year of trying to get pressure with three mediocre linemen again.

and fricking jarvis moss. gets in, makes a great play, then starts celebrating while the ball is being fumbled. he had no idea the play was even still going on.

It seems that we are playing a lot of simple base stuff on both sides just to resolve a few starting spots, practicing situational stuff and evaluating which of the backups to keep. We appear to be making very little effort at all to win.

While I prefer players to act like they have been there before, I think Moss getting to the QB is a good start. If half of the positive talk about him from the clubhouse turns into reality this season we may not be as ****** as we thought we were when Doom went down (I know, I know, I am clutching at straws even wishing that Moss can replace a third of Dooms production).